Category: Announcement

While email notifications have been sent to those participating in Series 3 of the Xtive event, many are yet to check their email to join the Whatsapp Group and to login into Tornelo (and be in READY mode) to prepare themselves for the event. As many are aware, Series 3 of the Xtiv event is…

MCF will be organizing its Quarter 2 – Online Blitz Tournament 2021 on 27th June 2021. This is a continuation of the first Blitz Tournament held in Quarter 1 on 28th February 2021. Entry fee are as follows: IM/WIM/NM/WNM RM 5 Other Titled Players RM 15 All Rated Players RM 25 All Rated U18/U12 RM…

FIDE has invited Malaysia to send its representatives to the FIDE Online Cadets & Youth Rapid World Cup 2021 to be held starting from 1st August to 20th August (Qualifying Stage) and if players qualify, to proceed with the Final Stage from 26th August to 31st August. Interested parties can download the EVENT REGULATIONS by…

Xtiv Series 2 concluded last weekend with more than 600 player took part int he 4 categories offered. This is an improvement compared to the 300 odd players that took part in Series 1 which was held in before fasting month started. The Open event also attracted some of the best players in the country…

FIDE has recently kicked off its Global Women’s Online Chess Challenge a.k.a “The Queens’ Festival” which offers a series of continental and global women’s online chess tournaments, seminars and activities starting from 11th June 2021. Organized by the FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess in cooperation with FIDE Events Commission, the event is also supported by…

Application to represent Malaysia at the upcoming World Cup 2021 to be held in Sochi, Russia that is supposed to close tomorrow, is now extended until 3rd June 2021. FIDE has finalized the event’s schedule which is to be held from 10th July 2021 until 3rd August 2021. A total of 206 players from all…

82 players from 15 countries – including 2 Malaysians, took part in the recently concluded ASIA CONTINENTAL (Hybrid Mode) CHESS CHAMPIONHSIP 2021 organized by the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE. The 9 round Swiss event conducted via Hybrid on Tornelo platform started on 21st May 2021 and concluded with the final round yesterday, 29th May…

As of today – with just a few more hours before the application link is closed, more than 50 hopefuls and aspiring chess players from various backgrounds and age group, have applied to join the MCF Training Program which is scheduled to start next week. With the overwhelming response received, the acceptance limit has been…

The Malaysian Chess Federation is opening an exclusive training camps for players who would like to be trained by some of Malaysia’s leading trainers and players, in its effort to further improved and developed the playing skills of local players. There is NO AGE LIMIT or PLAYING LEVEL (players must have some chess basics) for…